Part

part - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"

item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"

butt - the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

basis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

detail, item, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"

unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"

member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"

bulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"

stub, butt - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

waist, shank - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

backbone, spine - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"

assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

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part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle

end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"

high point - the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert"

component, element, factor, ingredient, constituent - an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"

chukka, chukker - (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided

inning, frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

Adv.

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part - in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"

(in film, play) → rôlemShe played the part of Anna → Elle jouait le rôle d'Anna.He was just right for the part → Il était parfait pour ce rôle.to look the part → avoir la tête de l'emploiFashion editors have to look the part → Les rédacteurs de mode doivent avoir la tête de l'emploi.

They adopted Jo's plan of dividing the long seams into four parts, and calling the quarters Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and in that way got on capitally, especially when they talked about the different countries as they stitched their way through them.

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